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Church Records and Parish Records for Deaths & Burials

Church records and Parish Records are a wonderful genealogy find.

They may be records of the burial (if your ancestor was buried in a church cemetery or graveyard. They may be funeral records if the funeral was held at the church. Sometimes information on the deceased ancestor's origin is given.

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Other Online Searchable Records

We're all anxious to find our ancestors - and find them fast! These records may help you find a brick-wall ancestor easily and from the comfort of your computer chair.

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Ancestors At Rest reminds you that when looking for death records for your family tree online to be careful when spelling interment. It's not intermet, internment, inturnment or internmet. Another common one is cemetery, not cemetary or cematary.